2022
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
JANUARY 2022
1/8/SAT
@
4PM
EL MONSTRO and I
are invited to participate in
MUSIC MAKING
CLICK on LINK for additional information
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5331318...
Overlooking the Los Angeles skyline
with
Dwight Trible,
Arlynn Page,
Paul Livingstone,
Neelamjit Dillon,
This is a family-friendly,
private gathering with limited tickets.
BYOP- Bring Your Own Picnic, outdoor event.
Presented by Soul Force Project,
a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that promotes social justice through global music and the arts.
This is a fundraiser for Soul Force community programming
such as Odo Olo Ilu Ire drumming and Soul Force Singers for 2022.
come on up if you come on down
AQUI Y AHORA
VIVA LA VIDA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1/15/SA
recording session in San Diego, CA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FEBRUARY
2/19/SAT
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
XOCHI CUICATL MUSIC
FLOR Y CANTO
flowersongsmusic.weebly.com/about.html
is invited to do a presentation for by LAPL
LINKS to be announced
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MARCH
3/29
MUSIC BEYOND BORDERS
links TBA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2021
SEPTEMBER
9/6/21
XOCHI CUICATL MUSIC
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
FLOR Y CANTO
was invited to perform at
PLAZA DE LA RAZA
as part of their summer seranata series
XOCHI CUICATL MUSIC
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
FLOR Y CANTO
PLAYLIST ON YOUTUBE
from performances at
PLAZA DE LA RAZA
THE GETTY
HERB ALPERT CONCERT HALL
THE WILD BEAST
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-IOJRKz33lX4Fg3GIXJbeK-Dk7nfJeH8
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
9/12/SU
XOCHI CUICATL MUSIC
flowersongsmusic.weebly.com/
invited to perform for
BORDER HEALTH ROCKS
https://borderhealthrocks.com/
borderhealthrocks.com/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
9/21/
COSMIC VIBRATIONS
Dwight Trible – voice
Pablo Calogero – woodwinds/eclectic flutes
Derf Reklaw – congas/eclectic percussion
Christopher Garcia – tabla/eclectic percussion
Breeze Smith – drumset/electronic looping
will be filmed at THE WORLD STAGE
for a future broadcast in conjunction with
artists from New York and San Francisco
this concert was filmed for a later broadcast
LINKS WILL BE FORTHCOMING
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
OCTOBER
QUETZALCOATL MUSIC
10/10/SUN
PRIVATE BENEFIT CONCERT
Alfredo Lopez Mondragon
guitar,
guitarra huapanguera,
jarana
vocals
Christopher Garcia
cajon,
marimba,
percussion,
quijada
vocals
Jorge Andres Herrera
accordion,
bajo,
harp,
jarana,
requinto,
violin
vocals
RICK MOORS
bass
quetzalcoatlmusic.weebly.com/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
STRING SONGS
TIM FARRELL - steel string guitar, ukelele
MICHAEL MANRING - fretted and fretless basses
cg - EL MONSTRO PERCUSSION
www.timfarrellmusic.com/string-songs.cfm.
Friday October 22, 2021
Bucks County Community College
275 Swamp Rd
Newtown, PA 18940
7:30 PM
Newtown, PA
with StringSongs
(guitarist Tim Farrell and percussionist Christopher Garcia)
Saturday, October 23, 2021
StringSongs interactive livestream concert
For informationl contact:
info@timfarrellmusic.com
Sunday October 24, 2021
Hillwood Farm Music
Millersville, PA
2pm
with StringSongs
(guitarist Tim Farrell and percussionist Christopher Garcia)
For reservations contact Mike Jennings mjenningsnow@gmail.com
(Put Hillwood Farm Music in the subject line)
http://www.timfarrellmusic.com/string-songs.cfm
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
10/30
XOCHI CUICATL MUSIC
flowersongsmusic.weebly.com/
invited to perform for
HOLLYWOOD FOREVER CEMETERY
www.ladayofthedead.com/2021-event/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
NOVEMBER
11/1
XOCHI CUICATL MUSIC
flowersongsmusic.weebly.com/
invited to perform for
NEUTRA GALLERY
MORE INFO TBA
11/9
DUO CONCERT
with
DON PRESTON
WHEN MONSTERS COLLIDE
THE MONSTER
aka Don Preston
meets
EL MONSTRO
percussion of India,
breath and percussion of MesoAmerica
played with fingers, hands, sticks, mallets
PAISTE metals
sampled percussion
all within arms reach
https://christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/el-monstro-faqs...
for an evening of
MUSIC
SOUND
SILENCE
and
NOISE
to be recorded 11/9/TU and shown at a later date
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
11/20
Music Beyond Borders
is a duo ensemble comprised of
Christopher Garcia and Tasha Smith Godinez.
Both musicians are multi-instrumentalists as well as composers.
Mr. Garcia specializes in percussion instruments of the Americas and India while
Mrs. Smith Godinez plays multiple types of harps as well as the violin.
Chris and Tasha both bring their years of playing in the classical, jazz and world music arenas together to form a truly unique duo that blurs the lines of genre and expectations. For this special live-across-the-Internet performance, Chris will perform from Los Angeles and Tasha will perform from San Diego. They will be joined by renowned trumpeter, Steph Richards who will perform from San Diego.
syncspace.live/show/music-beyond-borders/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
11/27/SAT @ 3PM PT
THE INTERPLANETARY JAZZ FESTIVAL
will be streaming online
https://tockify.com/the.world.stage/detail/442/1638054000000
https://www.facebook.com/events/1067439053828172/?ref=newsfeed
3:00PM PM - 6:00PM ET
THE WORLD STAGE IN LOS ANGELES, CA
PRESENTS
COSMIC VIBRATIONS
A SUPERGROUP OF HEAVYWEIGHT MUSICIANS LED BY
Dwight Trible - voice
with
Pablo Calogero - woodwinds
Derf Reklaw - hand percussion
Breeze Smith - kit, electronics
cg - El Monstro
Eric Revis - acoustic bass
All new/fresh material and 100% improvised
"Journey with Rumi"
4:00PM PT/ 7:00PM ET -
THE WILLIAMSBURG CENTER IN BROOKLYN, NY
PRESENTS VIRTUOSO ORGANIST AND COMPOSER GREG LEWIS
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM ET -
THE WILLIAMSBURG MUSIC CENTER IN BROOKLYN, NY
PRESENTS A HISTORIC COMING TOGETHER OF TWO JAZZ GREAT -
TENOR SAXOPHONE MAESTRO DAVID MURRAY
AND ACCLAIMED
PIANIST VIJAY IYER
DECEMBER
12/3/FR
12/4/SAT
@
7:30 PM
CLICK ON THE LINK FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
https://www.latinotheaterco.org/lavirgen
LA VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE
DIOS INANTZIN
A gift of love, hope and faith to the City of the Angels.
La Virgen de Guadalupe, Dios Inantzin
is the story of an indigenous peasant’s vision of the Virgin Mary that has become a theatrical cornerstone at Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral for over a decade.
This beautiful pageant play, with music, dance and a universal message of faith, love and perseverance, appeals to many people, regardless of race, language or religion. Join the tens of thousands who have become transfixed by the story of Juan Diego, a peasant from Tepeyac.
La Virgen de Guadalupe, Dios Inanztin is performed in Spanish with English supertitles.
In accordance with the L.A. City Municipal Code Ordinance, all eligible patrons (currently 12+) are required to show proof of vaccination + must also show a valid photo ID. Children 11 and under are currently exempt from this mandate. View our COVID-19 Safety Guidelines for more information.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Un regalo de amor, esperanza y fe a la Ciudad de Los Angeles. La Virgen de Guadalupe, Dios Inantzin dramatiza la aparición de la Virgen Maria a Juan Diego, un campesino indígena. Esta hermosa obra se ha convertido en una tradición que por más de una decada se ha presentado en la Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Los Ángeles. Completa con música y perseverancia, atrae a muchas personas, sin distinción de raza, idioma o religión. Únete a las decenas de miles de personas que han llegado a ser encantados por la historia de Juan Diego, un campesino de Tepeyac.
La Virgen de Guadalupe, Dios Inanztin es presentada en Español con supertitulos en Ingles.
En conformidad con la Ordenanza Municipal de la Ciudad de Los Ángeles, se requiere que todos los miembros del público a quienes aplique (actualmente personas de 12 años de edad y mayores) presenten un comprobante de vacunación + una identificación válida con fotografía. Los niños de 11 años de edad y menores están actualmente exentos de este mandato. Vea nuestra Guía de Seguridad de COVID-19 para más información.
Free General Admission!
Seating is limited, walk-ups will not be accommodated. You must reserve in advance.
You can reserve now by clicking the button below or by calling 866-811-4111
https://www.latinotheaterco.org/lavirgen
AQUI Y AHORA
VIVA LA VIDA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
12/18/
Don Preston/CG DUO
private concert
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
12/23/
DOWNTON '81
www.imdb.com/title/tt0208993/
'the jean michel basquiat film
originally premiered
at the
CANNES FILM FESTIVAL in 2000
this re screening will take place in
Los Angeles, CA USA
TBA
with
dice.fm/event/rp38w-downtown-81-40th-anniversary-screening-23rd-dec-zebulon-los-angeles-tickets
Pablo Calogero
soprano, tenor sax, bass flute, bass clarinet
bansuri
and myself
EL MONSTRO percussion
and
COATI MUNDI
have been invited to perform after the screening
the musicians who originally performed at the screening were
John Lurie and Nana Vasconcelos
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
JANUARY 2022
1/8/SAT
@
4PM
EL MONSTRO and I
are invited to participate in
MUSIC MAKING
CLICK on LINK for additional information
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5331318...
Overlooking the Los Angeles skyline
with
Dwight Trible,
Arlynn Page,
Paul Livingstone,
Neelamjit Dillon,
This is a family-friendly,
private gathering with limited tickets.
BYOP- Bring Your Own Picnic, outdoor event.
Presented by Soul Force Project,
a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that promotes social justice through global music and the arts.
This is a fundraiser for Soul Force community programming
such as Odo Olo Ilu Ire drumming and Soul Force Singers for 2022.
come on up if you come on down
AQUI Y AHORA
VIVA LA VIDA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1/15/SA
recording session in San Diego, CA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FEBRUARY
2/19/SAT
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
XOCHI CUICATL MUSIC
FLOR Y CANTO
flowersongsmusic.weebly.com/about.html
is invited to do a presentation for by LAPL
LINKS to be announced
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MARCH
3/29
MUSIC BEYOND BORDERS
links TBA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2021
SEPTEMBER
9/6/21
XOCHI CUICATL MUSIC
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
FLOR Y CANTO
was invited to perform at
PLAZA DE LA RAZA
as part of their summer seranata series
XOCHI CUICATL MUSIC
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
FLOR Y CANTO
PLAYLIST ON YOUTUBE
from performances at
PLAZA DE LA RAZA
THE GETTY
HERB ALPERT CONCERT HALL
THE WILD BEAST
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-IOJRKz33lX4Fg3GIXJbeK-Dk7nfJeH8
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
9/12/SU
XOCHI CUICATL MUSIC
flowersongsmusic.weebly.com/
invited to perform for
BORDER HEALTH ROCKS
https://borderhealthrocks.com/
borderhealthrocks.com/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
9/21/
COSMIC VIBRATIONS
Dwight Trible – voice
Pablo Calogero – woodwinds/eclectic flutes
Derf Reklaw – congas/eclectic percussion
Christopher Garcia – tabla/eclectic percussion
Breeze Smith – drumset/electronic looping
will be filmed at THE WORLD STAGE
for a future broadcast in conjunction with
artists from New York and San Francisco
this concert was filmed for a later broadcast
LINKS WILL BE FORTHCOMING
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
OCTOBER
QUETZALCOATL MUSIC
10/10/SUN
PRIVATE BENEFIT CONCERT
Alfredo Lopez Mondragon
guitar,
guitarra huapanguera,
jarana
vocals
Christopher Garcia
cajon,
marimba,
percussion,
quijada
vocals
Jorge Andres Herrera
accordion,
bajo,
harp,
jarana,
requinto,
violin
vocals
RICK MOORS
bass
quetzalcoatlmusic.weebly.com/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
STRING SONGS
TIM FARRELL - steel string guitar, ukelele
MICHAEL MANRING - fretted and fretless basses
cg - EL MONSTRO PERCUSSION
www.timfarrellmusic.com/string-songs.cfm.
Friday October 22, 2021
Bucks County Community College
275 Swamp Rd
Newtown, PA 18940
7:30 PM
Newtown, PA
with StringSongs
(guitarist Tim Farrell and percussionist Christopher Garcia)
Saturday, October 23, 2021
StringSongs interactive livestream concert
For informationl contact:
info@timfarrellmusic.com
Sunday October 24, 2021
Hillwood Farm Music
Millersville, PA
2pm
with StringSongs
(guitarist Tim Farrell and percussionist Christopher Garcia)
For reservations contact Mike Jennings mjenningsnow@gmail.com
(Put Hillwood Farm Music in the subject line)
http://www.timfarrellmusic.com/string-songs.cfm
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
10/30
XOCHI CUICATL MUSIC
flowersongsmusic.weebly.com/
invited to perform for
HOLLYWOOD FOREVER CEMETERY
www.ladayofthedead.com/2021-event/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
NOVEMBER
11/1
XOCHI CUICATL MUSIC
flowersongsmusic.weebly.com/
invited to perform for
NEUTRA GALLERY
MORE INFO TBA
11/9
DUO CONCERT
with
DON PRESTON
WHEN MONSTERS COLLIDE
THE MONSTER
aka Don Preston
meets
EL MONSTRO
percussion of India,
breath and percussion of MesoAmerica
played with fingers, hands, sticks, mallets
PAISTE metals
sampled percussion
all within arms reach
https://christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/el-monstro-faqs...
for an evening of
MUSIC
SOUND
SILENCE
and
NOISE
to be recorded 11/9/TU and shown at a later date
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
11/20
Music Beyond Borders
is a duo ensemble comprised of
Christopher Garcia and Tasha Smith Godinez.
Both musicians are multi-instrumentalists as well as composers.
Mr. Garcia specializes in percussion instruments of the Americas and India while
Mrs. Smith Godinez plays multiple types of harps as well as the violin.
Chris and Tasha both bring their years of playing in the classical, jazz and world music arenas together to form a truly unique duo that blurs the lines of genre and expectations. For this special live-across-the-Internet performance, Chris will perform from Los Angeles and Tasha will perform from San Diego. They will be joined by renowned trumpeter, Steph Richards who will perform from San Diego.
syncspace.live/show/music-beyond-borders/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
11/27/SAT @ 3PM PT
THE INTERPLANETARY JAZZ FESTIVAL
will be streaming online
https://tockify.com/the.world.stage/detail/442/1638054000000
https://www.facebook.com/events/1067439053828172/?ref=newsfeed
3:00PM PM - 6:00PM ET
THE WORLD STAGE IN LOS ANGELES, CA
PRESENTS
COSMIC VIBRATIONS
A SUPERGROUP OF HEAVYWEIGHT MUSICIANS LED BY
Dwight Trible - voice
with
Pablo Calogero - woodwinds
Derf Reklaw - hand percussion
Breeze Smith - kit, electronics
cg - El Monstro
Eric Revis - acoustic bass
All new/fresh material and 100% improvised
"Journey with Rumi"
4:00PM PT/ 7:00PM ET -
THE WILLIAMSBURG CENTER IN BROOKLYN, NY
PRESENTS VIRTUOSO ORGANIST AND COMPOSER GREG LEWIS
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM ET -
THE WILLIAMSBURG MUSIC CENTER IN BROOKLYN, NY
PRESENTS A HISTORIC COMING TOGETHER OF TWO JAZZ GREAT -
TENOR SAXOPHONE MAESTRO DAVID MURRAY
AND ACCLAIMED
PIANIST VIJAY IYER
DECEMBER
12/3/FR
12/4/SAT
@
7:30 PM
CLICK ON THE LINK FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
https://www.latinotheaterco.org/lavirgen
LA VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE
DIOS INANTZIN
A gift of love, hope and faith to the City of the Angels.
La Virgen de Guadalupe, Dios Inantzin
is the story of an indigenous peasant’s vision of the Virgin Mary that has become a theatrical cornerstone at Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral for over a decade.
This beautiful pageant play, with music, dance and a universal message of faith, love and perseverance, appeals to many people, regardless of race, language or religion. Join the tens of thousands who have become transfixed by the story of Juan Diego, a peasant from Tepeyac.
La Virgen de Guadalupe, Dios Inanztin is performed in Spanish with English supertitles.
In accordance with the L.A. City Municipal Code Ordinance, all eligible patrons (currently 12+) are required to show proof of vaccination + must also show a valid photo ID. Children 11 and under are currently exempt from this mandate. View our COVID-19 Safety Guidelines for more information.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Un regalo de amor, esperanza y fe a la Ciudad de Los Angeles. La Virgen de Guadalupe, Dios Inantzin dramatiza la aparición de la Virgen Maria a Juan Diego, un campesino indígena. Esta hermosa obra se ha convertido en una tradición que por más de una decada se ha presentado en la Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Los Ángeles. Completa con música y perseverancia, atrae a muchas personas, sin distinción de raza, idioma o religión. Únete a las decenas de miles de personas que han llegado a ser encantados por la historia de Juan Diego, un campesino de Tepeyac.
La Virgen de Guadalupe, Dios Inanztin es presentada en Español con supertitulos en Ingles.
En conformidad con la Ordenanza Municipal de la Ciudad de Los Ángeles, se requiere que todos los miembros del público a quienes aplique (actualmente personas de 12 años de edad y mayores) presenten un comprobante de vacunación + una identificación válida con fotografía. Los niños de 11 años de edad y menores están actualmente exentos de este mandato. Vea nuestra Guía de Seguridad de COVID-19 para más información.
Free General Admission!
Seating is limited, walk-ups will not be accommodated. You must reserve in advance.
You can reserve now by clicking the button below or by calling 866-811-4111
https://www.latinotheaterco.org/lavirgen
AQUI Y AHORA
VIVA LA VIDA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
12/18/
Don Preston/CG DUO
private concert
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
12/23/
DOWNTON '81
www.imdb.com/title/tt0208993/
'the jean michel basquiat film
originally premiered
at the
CANNES FILM FESTIVAL in 2000
this re screening will take place in
Los Angeles, CA USA
TBA
with
dice.fm/event/rp38w-downtown-81-40th-anniversary-screening-23rd-dec-zebulon-los-angeles-tickets
Pablo Calogero
soprano, tenor sax, bass flute, bass clarinet
bansuri
and myself
EL MONSTRO percussion
and
COATI MUNDI
have been invited to perform after the screening
the musicians who originally performed at the screening were
John Lurie and Nana Vasconcelos
